Welcome to the Vintage Gruen Forums. This forum is intended to be a home for ideas, thoughts and serious research as much as a place for people to share a recently acquired addition to a collection or someone curious about a family heirloom found in a box.

Gruen lovers seem to be a special breed amongst watch collectors. We contend with a lack of records from the company and the many questions the remaining documentation has left. We seem to have realized that although we are individuals with personal areas of interest, it is the community and the sharing of information and knowledge which furthers our hobby and the enjoyment of collecting. There is a strong bond of community that I believe stems from the mystery of the watches we admire so much. ...that and befuddlement is often best shared with like-minded individuals.

So with this said, those that might be new to Gruen or long-term members of the solid but small community of committed Gruen watch aficionados we present some basic rules:
#1 - Be nice.
#2 - Please do not post copyrighted material, including images from books presently in-print. The vast majority of Gruen Company materials are fair-game for posting and are no-longer under copyright. If you want to post something that is subject to copyright protection, get permission and you will likely find it to be pretty easy if you secure it prior to posting.
If you can't get permission this web-app can help to determine if what you are posting is "Fair-use"http://www.newmediarights.org/fairuse/
#3 - In discussing eBay listings you may use links to live auctions for educational purposes. Do not be critical of active auctions or 'live' buy-it-nows. This applies equally to any online sales site. If you are going to 'critique' a listed item, substantiate your claim solidly. The idea is to help people shop, as many people source materials, advertisements and watches from eBay. People also make a living from selling on eBay. Its a fine line to maintain.
#4 - Moderators/Administrator reserve the right to modify, edit or delete posts that violate the above rules.